December 2, 1977 is most memorable for the death by hanging of convicted murderers Erskine Burrows and Larry Tacklyn. Glenn Fubler says we should remember but look forward to peace
December 2, 1977 is most memorable for the death by hanging of convicted murderers Erskine Burrows and Larry Tacklyn. Glenn Fubler says we should remember but look forward to peace
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” — th...
“An individual has not started living until he can rise abov...
Church leaders and human rights activists yesterday paid tribute to South African churchman Desmond Tutu, a Nobel peace prize-winning anti-apartheid activist.
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Church leaders and human rights activists yesterday paid tri...
A policewoman who posted an online cartoon before last year’s Black Lives Matter march will not face a criminal prosecution, the Chief Justice ruled yesterday.
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A policewoman who posted an online cartoon before last year’...
A Bermudian living in Armenia when a war broke out over a disputed region said that the experience reminded her of the importance of humanitarian work.
Tierrai ...
A Bermudian living in Armenia when a war broke out over a di...
I remember the popularity of Fidel Castro during the 1960s. The cigar-smoking man in army fatigues who, as a charismatic leader, transformed Cuba into a communi...
I remember the popularity of Fidel Castro during the 1960s. ...
Dear Sir,
Today’s front-page story in the newspaper (May 3, 2021) about the “Bermuda freedom car/bike rally” caught my attention. A few things bothered me.
Fir...
Dear Sir,
Today’s front-page story in the newspaper (May 3, ...
Dear Sir,
I think most people would agree that the recent outbreaks of coronavirus in Bermuda were caused by a small, unvaccinated minority behaving irresponsi...
Dear Sir,
I think most people would agree that the recent o...
A good friend encouraged me to participate in the Truth and Reconciliation Course, which I had been putting off for too long.
My motivating factor for attending...
A good friend encouraged me to participate in the Truth and ...
As a private in the Florida National Guard, Brandon Russell led a double life, carrying out exercises with his infantry team while heading a violent neo-Nazi gr...
As a private in the Florida National Guard, Brandon Russell ...
The late Walton Brown Jr had it right. The impetus for major reform and social justice for the longest time came not from within the legislature, but from witho...
The late Walton Brown Jr had it right. The impetus for major...
Dear Sir,
On reading today’s newspaper (January 14, 2021), my attention was drawn to a Letter to the Editor, headlined “Spot the difference”, and penned by Elsp...
Dear Sir,
On reading today’s newspaper (January 14, 2021), m...
Dear Sir,
Am I the only one wondering what the difference is between the Trump supporters storming the Capitol Building to prevent lawmakers from passing a law ...
Dear Sir,
Am I the only one wondering what the difference is...
Regarded as the most powerful country in the world, America will soon attempt to move a step closer to the land where, internationally, it is seen as the place...
Regarded as the most powerful country in the world, America ...
No matter the temperatures that cooled Washington, this past summer as the midnight hour came to Juneteenth, a couple of hundred people protesting in memory of ...
No matter the temperatures that cooled Washington, this past...
America at the moment is poised in its history to decide whether the nation will move to the higher ground of true justice for all, or continue on a path where ...
America at the moment is poised in its history to decide whe...
Around the world, there are millions of people in situations where dominant forces use ruthless brutality to crush efforts to seek common freedoms that every hu...
Around the world, there are millions of people in situations...
The build-up to a confrontation at a 2016 demonstration against the new airport plan outside the House of Assembly was outlined in evidence to a parliamentary j...
The build-up to a confrontation at a 2016 demonstration agai...
This spring will mark 60 years since activists from the Progressive Group organised the 1959 Theatre Boycotts that brought about the end of segregation.
The com...
This spring will mark 60 years since activists from the Prog...
What can we in the West do for the crisis in the Middle East? The present recipe of war stokes passion, promotes ideological conflict and raises tensions betwee...
What can we in the West do for the crisis in the Middle East...
“Old pirates, yes they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships.”
Those words were so profoundly placed at the very beginning of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. The s...
“Old pirates, yes they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships.”...
April is designated as Hospitality Month, a time to reflect on how we treat each other, especially strangers. In Bermuda, we are more likely to think only of th...
April is designated as Hospitality Month, a time to reflect ...
